MatF
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Hi guys,
I've read a bunch of threads on this, but I'm still a bit confused (I think I may be easily confused). I'm wondering if someone could please clarify a few things for me?
Mrs MatF and I will be in London, France and Italy in Dec/Jan for our long awaited belated honeymoon!
We're taking a laptop with us (a Dell Vostro v13), and we'd like to have net access while we're away, for general web use, emails, banking, etc.
My understanding is that the most effective way of doing this may be to buy a local data sim while we're there. I also understand that this may mean buying multiple sims, as each country has different providers? We're only in London for 3 days, so it may not be a big deal there, but I'd need net access in both France and Italy.
In terms of hardware, I do currently have a Three Mobile USB modem that I use when away form home for work (a Huawai E169G I think - would have to check), which is well out of contract, but I suspect it may well be locked?
Can anyone please give me some pointers?
I have a dread fear of not being able to find the right one, or ending up getting something totally useless!
Please note that I'm not after something for voice+data, just purely for data.
All help greatly appreciated!!
Cheers,
Mat.
I've read a bunch of threads on this, but I'm still a bit confused (I think I may be easily confused). I'm wondering if someone could please clarify a few things for me?
Mrs MatF and I will be in London, France and Italy in Dec/Jan for our long awaited belated honeymoon!
We're taking a laptop with us (a Dell Vostro v13), and we'd like to have net access while we're away, for general web use, emails, banking, etc.
My understanding is that the most effective way of doing this may be to buy a local data sim while we're there. I also understand that this may mean buying multiple sims, as each country has different providers? We're only in London for 3 days, so it may not be a big deal there, but I'd need net access in both France and Italy.
In terms of hardware, I do currently have a Three Mobile USB modem that I use when away form home for work (a Huawai E169G I think - would have to check), which is well out of contract, but I suspect it may well be locked?
Can anyone please give me some pointers?
- Do I have to somehow unlock my USB modem, or do I buy a different one?
- Which data sims should I look for in France and Italy (and possibly the UK), and where would I find them?
- I presume something pre-paid?
- I understand that some cafes/etc offer free wirleess hotspots? How prevalent is this? Do we need any kind of account/etc to use these? I presume it's not very secure?
I have a dread fear of not being able to find the right one, or ending up getting something totally useless!
Please note that I'm not after something for voice+data, just purely for data.
All help greatly appreciated!!
Cheers,
Mat.